Description
Scrambling across the coastal fringe from Port Macquarie northwards, the Pandanus palm is an important character in the story of the work – with its unruly foliage, phallic roots clinging to rock or suspended in mid-air, and its spiralling trunk of knobbly scars that mark moments in time and a lifetime of exposure to the elements. The work explores and celebrates the textures, forms, colours and rhythms influenced by the convergence of the elemental energies of earth, water, fire and wind. Both, evocative and a metaphor.
Materials Clay and glaze
Measurements (mm) H 520 W 370 L 320
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About the Artist
Phil holds a Bachelor of Arts (Ceramic Design) Degree from Caulfield Institute of Technology (Melbourne, Vic) and a Graduate Diploma in Vocational Education and Training, SCU. Phil moved to the Coffs Harbour area in 1983 and has been a maker and teacher of ceramics for over 40 years. He has established a number of studio workshops producing functional and sculptural work, exhibiting regularly with selected galleries in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, and on the North Coast. He is currently living at Safety Beach. He has worked in TAFE NSW in various roles for over 35 years and is a founding member of Coastal ClayMakers Inc. The group formed in 2004 and aims to promote and encourage the study of ceramics by means of lectures, discussions, excursions, projects and practical workshops to potters on the Mid North Coast of NSW.
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